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Chelsea's Diego Costa (left), vies for the ball with Middlesbrough's Fabio Da Silva during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London , May 8. "We're in a great position now and if we were to throw it away we'd be devastated". In the second half also, Chelsea dominated the game and did not give any chance to Middlesbrough to make any threatening move. Lire la suite »

It's the best day for Chelsea today", said Batshuayi, who arrived from Marseille past year in a Â£33.2 million ($42.8 million, 39.1 million euros) transfer. The visitors had a huge scare when Salomon Rondon burst clear past David Luiz on the halfway line but his effort was superbly blocked by Cahill. The final minutes were interrupted by some scuffling in the stands but nothing could dampen Chelsea's joy. Lire la suite »

I mean, he's had a historic year, and you can't just say, 'OK, one game.' and all of the sudden, social media goes insane. Asked how Harden could improve after a historic statistical season for the 55-win Rockets, D'Antoni answered, "Understanding his limitations". Lire la suite »

Clearly buoyed after taking the opener, Nadal earned his first break of serve early into the second to take full control of the tie. "Ninety-nine percent of players would accept to have the type of slump Djokovic has had", Nadal said. Lire la suite »

Washington Wizards guard John Wall celebrates. For this to be a funeral on Friday night the Celtics would have to beat the Wizards which would end their season and see the Celtics win this second round series 4 games to 2. Thomas had one field goal in the first half, but the Celts took a 67-51 lead into the locker room. Boston's shooting percentage improved a bit to 35 percent, while Washington remained at nearly the same mark at 43.6 percent. Lire la suite »

We were infinitely better than them". "It means a chance to win a trophy and the opportunity to be back in the Champions League". But they could not find an all-important fourth to send the tie into extra-time. So that's the game. Lyon coach Bruno Genesio added: "There's a lot of frustration this evening but our regrets are all to do with the away match". "So let's try to prepare the team as best we can". Lire la suite »

The promotion did not say if the 205-pound title fight will headline the pay-per-view event, which will take place at Honda Center. Eventually, things settled down at which point Jones and Cormier were content to trade insults at the UFC Summer Kickoff news conference in Dallas. Lire la suite »

After UFC lightweight Kevin Lee brought up future opponent Michael Chiesa's mother, the two proceeded to mouth off and eventually came to blows. Chiesa angrily rose to his feet and screamed at Johnson to not talk about his mother before rushing across the stage. Lire la suite »

I don't think Antonio Conte will expect anything different. "Now we need to do another step". The former Italy coach was delighted with the way his players capitalised on Tottenham's shock defeat at West Ham on Friday and he believes Chelsea will be worthy champions if they clinch the title on Friday. Lire la suite »

Conte is as demonstrative and emotional on the pitch as he is measured and softly spoken off it, though he did admit that in this match he felt "a little bit more relaxed". "Now he's deserving this". The Italian also explained why he applauded the travelling Boro fans after the final whistle. "It's great to breathe this atmosphere at Stamford Bridge ", he said. Lire la suite »

We push our team, and do what we need to do to get our team wins, and we've just got to get better. It's going to be my ninth time in 14 years. James led the Cavs with 35 points, 6 assists and 9 rebounds, while Irving had 27 points and 9 assists. Lire la suite »

Straddling a two-year spell in charge of Italy , it's now four straight domestic league titles for Conte, the other three coming at Juventus from 2011-14, when the team once went through a Serie A season unbeaten and collected a record 102 points in one campaign. Lire la suite »

Jones will also reportedly provide free admission to the museum for children enrolled in a local nonprofit program. The abuse of Jones on May 1 in Boston touched off a discussion of racism across the sports landscape. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said the league is considering implementing guidelines and reviewing its security protocols in all 30 of its stadiums. Lire la suite »

His run included a three-set victory over world No. 1 Andy Murray in the semifinals. There was no let-up in the second set from Nadal, who broke the 23-year-old twice in a row before serving to wrap up his 51st tournament win on clay. The Scot faced a real battle to hold serve in the first game of the second set, but did so as it went with serve, albeit Thiem's holds were far more routine than his opponent's. Lire la suite »

Jose Mourinho has spoken with Manchester United TV and BT Sport on his team's qualification for the Europa League final along with Ajax Amsterdam, who edged out Lyon. "They gave us a very hard match so we had to suffer until the end". But after failing to mount a credible title challenge in the Premier League, he accepts that the season will be viewed as a disappointment outside Old Trafford if United can not win the Europa League . Lire la suite »

The Rangers were able to rattle off four unanswered goals before the Senators finally lit the lamp for the first and only time midway through the third period. The Senators were put in their place by the Rangers in back-to-back 4-1 losses at the Garden. He tried to get Glass to fight in the second period, but was rebuffed. Lire la suite »

Thomas poured in 53 points - 29 of them coming in the fourth quarter and overtime - as Boston beat the Washington Wizards?129-119 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference second-round series. Thomas then scored nine points in overtime to closeout the victory. "Things were going wrong and I was making a couple mistakes". Al Horford scored 15 points with 12 rebounds for Boston, and Bradley and Jae Crowder scored 14 apiece. Lire la suite »

Leonardo Bonucci hailed Dani Alves' ability to adapt to Juventus' style of play after eight years at Barcelona and labelled the Brazilian "an alien" following his fine performances in recent weeks. "Our objective is getting closer and closer, and we have to make one last effort to finish the job, because we have achieved nothing yet. Experts doubted Monaco's project, but it's a source of great pride to see what Monaco has become today". Lire la suite »

Olynyk was involved in an altercation with the Wizard's Kelly Oubre Jr.in Game 3. "That's the mindset I feel like all of us had". One of the league's more underrated facilitators, Hill is second on the team with 15.6 points per game in the playoffs. Lire la suite »

Prosecutors say DeCinces received advance warning of a merger from the CEO of a medical device company. Friday's jury verdict, which convicted DeCinces on all counts, ended a almost two-month trial in U.S. Jurors were unable to agree on whether Mazzo provided DeCinces and Parker with information related to the merger. Lawyers for Mazzo had no immediate comment. Lire la suite »

Written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer ( Nancy Meyers' daughter), the movie centers on Alice, a woman separated from her husband (Michael Sheen) and trying to start fresh in Los Angeles with her two daughters. Like her face and her personality'. Home Again is set for release on September 8th in the States and on September 29th in the UK . From what we've gathered, the film is a happy cocktail of mid-life crises and feel-good family fare-it's basically Big Little Lies in rom-com ... Lire la suite »

The latter emotion is easy to understand. Should the Baggies avoid defeat, it is likely only to delay Chelsea's celebrations as mid-table Watford and relegated Sunderland next visit Stamford Bridge. With the UEFA Champions League back next season, there will be bigger challenges ahead for Conte and his boys to conquer. After the game he didn't want to think about next season and purely wanted to enjoy the moment. Lire la suite »